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George Austin Lear 1851–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 March 1851

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 29 Dec 1928

Death Location: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA

Father: Peter Lear

Mother: Nancy Nixon

Spouse(s): Priscilla Schaefer, Lurena Leara

Children(s): Bessie Lear, Bertha Lear, George Lear, Ethel Lear, Jesse Lear

The story of George Austin Lear began in 1851 in Pennsylvania, USA. George Austin Lear married Lurena Leara, Priscilla Mae Schaefer, and had children including Bertha Florence Lear, Bessie Alice Lear, Ethel M Lear, George Alfred Lear, Jesse Calvin Lear. George Austin Lear passed away in 1928 in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Austin Lear began in 1851 in Pennsylvania, USA.
  • George Austin Lear married Lurena Leara, Priscilla Mae Schaefer, and had children including Bertha Florence Lear, Bessie Alice Lear, Ethel M Lear, George Alfred Lear, Jesse Calvin Lear.
  • George Austin Lear passed away in 1928 in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Lear
1826–1904
Birth Location: Bairdstown, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Nancy Nixon
1826–1910
Birth Location: Torrance, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Schaefer
1858–1913
Birth Location: Indiana County, Pennsylvania
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Lurena Leara
1858–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Bessie Lear
1881–1961
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Bertha Lear
1876–1934
Birth Location: White Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
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George Lear
1878–1943
Birth Location: White, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ethel Lear
1886–1967
Birth Location: Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jesse Lear
1889–1972
Birth Location: Blairsville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
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George Lear's Ancestors

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George Lear
1851–1928
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Peter Isaac Lear
1826–1904
Bairdstown, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Nancy (Jane) Nixon
1826–1910
Torrance, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Lear's Descendants

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George (Austin) Lear (28 March 1851–29 Dec 1928) m. Priscilla (Mae) Schaefer (23 April 1858–05 Jan 1913) m. Lurena Leara (abt 1858–)
  1. 1. Bessie (Alice) Lear 1881–1961 m. William (Emery) Telford 1874–1955
    1. 1. Raymond (Austin) Telford 1901–1970 m. Odella (M (Tootsie)) Gremb 1901–1983
      1. 1. Lois (Eileen) Telford 1926–2010 m. Paul (Lambert) Anderson 1926–2000 m. Anthony (Clair (Chick)) Peters 1910–1998 m. Robert (Walter) Erickson 1915–2010
        1. 1. Barbara (Lee) Anderson 1945–2005
      2. 2. Robert (Allen) Telford 1924–2010
      3. 3. Clyde (Austin) Telford 1933–2014
  2. 2. Bertha (Florence) Lear 1876–1934
  3. 3. George (Alfred) Lear 1878–1943
  4. 4. Ethel (M) Lear 1886–1967
  5. 5. Jesse (Calvin) Lear 1889–1972

George Lear's Timeline

2 Records

1851
28 March 1851
Birth of George Austin Lear in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1928
29 Dec 1928
Age 77
Death of George Austin Lear in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 March 1851
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1928
    Event Place: Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
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